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Bug 368465

Summary: net-wireless/rtl8192su-firmware has confusing DESCRIPTION
Product: Gentoo Linux Reporter: Dennis Schridde <dschridde+gentoobugs>
Component: [OLD] Core systemAssignee: No maintainer - Look at https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Project:Proxy_Maintainers if you want to take care of it <maintainer-needed>
Status: RESOLVED INVALID    
Severity: normal CC: vapier
Priority: Normal    
Version: unspecified   
Hardware: All   
OS: Linux   
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Description Dennis Schridde 2011-05-23 14:30:09 UTC
The DESCRIPTION of net-wireless/rtl8192su-firmware claims to actually be for 8191 SU, but then installs /lib/firmware/RTL8192SU/rtl8192sfw.bin which clearly seems to be for 8192 and (after symlinking to rtlwifi/rtl8712u.bin for compatibility with Linux 2.6.39) does not work with the described chipset.

[I] net-wireless/rtl8192su-firmware
     Available versions:  (~)2.6.0001.0320.2009
     Installed versions:  2.6.0001.0320.2009(16:03:56 23/05/11)
     Homepage:            http://www.realtek.com.tw/
     Description:         RTL8191SU wireless chipset firmware


Reproducible: Always
Comment 1 SpanKY gentoo-dev 2011-05-24 21:29:49 UTC
it is for the 8191 SU.  i know because i tested it and it worked.  if you dont like the filename on disk, complain to the writers of the linux kernel driver.